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package com.hazelcast.spi.eviction;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Comparator;

/**
 * A kind of {@link java.util.Comparator} to be
 * used while comparing entries to be evicted.
 *
 * @param <K> type of the key
 * @param <V> type of the value
 * @param <E> type of the {@link EvictableEntryView}
 *
 * @see com.hazelcast.map.MapEvictionPolicyComparator
 * @see com.hazelcast.cache.CacheEvictionPolicyComparator
 */

@SuppressWarnings("checkstyle:interfaceistype")
@FunctionalInterface
public interface EvictionPolicyComparator<K, V, E extends EvictableEntryView<K, V>>
        extends Comparator<E>, Serializable {

}
